Author: Isobelle Carmody

Zluty and Bily had to leave their peaceful lives on the plains and strike out into new lands. They are guided by Redwing and the Monster, an unlikely friend that Bily made in the last book. The Cloud Road takes the brothers through the barren desert, where they meet struggle to survive without water and food, and then to the fabled mountains, where they find friends when they least expect it.

As much as I had enjoyed the lush descriptions of the barren plains that were home to the bothers, and the dark Northern Forest, I love the way Carmody...

The restless and adventurous Zluty and his timid and shy brother Bily eke out an uncertain living on barren plains. While Bily stays home and cultivates a garden, makes clay-works and tends to their cottage, Zluty must travel far and wide to gather supplies for their roof-tiles, mattresses, and store…